China-EU trade talks on solar panels continue; China launches antidumping investigation into chlorine derivatives from the EU and US

9:24 AM MDT | May 28, 2013 | Francinia Protti-Alvarez

Talks on imports by the European Union of solar panels originating in China continued during an informal trade meeting held between a Chinese delegation and EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht on 27 May, according to the Ministry of Commerce (Beijing) and the European Commission. The talks are aimed at finding an amicable solution to a case that could otherwise result in the European Union imposing provisional antidumping duties on EU imports of solar panels from China. "The amplification and escalation of trade disputes would serve neither party well and...